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With the pubs closing

at 6 and the Olympic › Games to come.......

I

AM not in the habit of making a flying round trip of 1,100 miles for lunch, but Mel- Melbourne-and the

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1936.

MELBOURNE TALKS OF Cummings

BEER AND SKITTLES

bourne Herald-called and FOLLOWING

I went.

My hosts, the men who run the Herald, were not at

all surprised.

1180

airplanes

people use buses.

Australians

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other

This is the most air- minded country in the world, not excluding the

United

States, and ils safety record Is remarkable.

The climate and the ter. rain few mountains- make it ideal for flylug, and the scattered population over a vast arcu make fly- ing a necessity.

The British Viscount i tremendous success and has the ling shown and waved more vigorously for Britain

than anything or anyone etur.

Next to me in the plane to Melbourne on the way Was 20-year-old English- man. le told me: "I came 15 and when I wHE here I'm staying for life. Fin law student and Australia has done everything for me. Intense rivals

THE FLAG

with

DON IDDON'S Diary

People here nre busily discussing the de- eision to close the bars a six in the evening even when the Olympic Games are held in November,

It's simple THE pubs and bars TO R.D1. and promptly at 6 p.m. Why My guide from the Herald, correspondent Oscar war White, told me:

open

close

the "It's quite sample. will of the women. The women

want their men home for din- te and they want them hone

be

sober as possible. They might but if a little light by six: the pubs remained open len they might be completely Plastored

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muen SOCIA

“It doesn't say

little une vilised und

4 visiting my girl in self-decipline and it

Melbourne and the fare to me a

for the 650-mile trip is nine harsh"

Whate remunded

guiness. Can you

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imagine "dry" States student paying that Sties

sort of money and flying Foglund's lirensing Ike this to see his gir friend in England? This in

the country."

Melbourne and Sydney are intense rivals and the two cities are running neck and-neck for the honour of 1 No. being

Australia's town. I rate the contest so far as a draw.

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Big issue

the

were

Capital hus 15

Licensing laws have been and are a very big issue. For weeks there

huge advertise menta: "Australia's national Capital Canberra has endorsed introduced ten o'clock and closing. For many years Mel- bourne was the Capital city of Australia in nume as well as in fact Even though the national been Trans- Melbourne ferred to Canberra, has still retained is position as the leading city of the Common- wealth except in regard to in archade drinking lows. You will have your opportunity to bring Melbourne into line with mutanal Capital brang civilised the drinking to munity of Victoria,"

the

whole com¬

Women won

to a referendum was hekt. The people had their opportunity, and they veted for six M. closing, not ten.

The women won and the men not staggering. go home early United So it is to be games but no fun and Canada wil raid at the Olympics in Melbournes,

I drove laws were

to Olympic Village and was impressed. There has hardly least.

been criticism of the decision to house the athletes

in a village of their own, but where else Melbourne uut could

them? There is an hotel shortage and a housing shortage in all cities und 1 think and towns here Melbourne is doing a herculean job.

NYWAY, Melbourne, sland, very beautiful, w.teady, and with its

hotlevards

sweeping

and avenues. is not Las Vegas and it is not Honolukt and never will be

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What has all the to do with following The flag? A httle, because more reasonable licens- ang laws would enable the Aus- Scoleh Sydney is more spectacu- tridians to drink more

whisky. They are 114730 the gaudy second biggest beer drinkers in bourne has some lar and night life; but Melbourite the world--the Danes are drst has more dignity and per- but I haven't seen a drunken haps authority and no night mun or woman since

here, whervas every day I see life at all.

drunks in New York.

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against his anti-inflation mea- This should be an ideal site sure has made him tesly.

Olymples,

Evati, the

and the

Leader of the DX Australians are spending huge Federal Opposition, mansgen to amounts of money and cherry keep in the news, and I have on the job. The building pro- bean told variously that he is Australian gramme alone is costing over one of the greatest 43,000,000, and Olymple Village politicians ever, a rabble-rouser, Is costing £2,000,000,

an inspired pairios, and a dan- You take your gerous radical, choice.

I have not written much about politics in this Diary

beenuse Melbourne is talking more about beer and skittles

than about politics. However, at least six people have tipped me off that Prime Minister Menzies is plan- ning to retire to England, be- come a peer; that he is going to Australian High be appointed

that he in in Commissioner,

biccome tending to

Australia's Chief Justice,

The tipsters seem to be wrong, because Menzies, who is rather brusque to the press, says: Creat it as an insult that should be asked such questions, I shall be certifiable when allow a few newspaper reporters ko decide my future for me. 31's the silly season, of course. Yes, I shall be resigning some day." It's apparently the arogant senson also, Yin would not pt of th [!all President States or a British Prime Mini- ster talking to the press Twit

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Bre

and

Some of the politicians

Britain is letting saying that

and breaking down Australia

by gentlemen's agreement spending more than she should of Commonwealth dollars gold reserves, The charge that we are throwing Common- wealth dollars around on Cana- and

nylons and dian whisky treating Australia like a colony. Grave charge

Is grave and THE charge

should be answered. It is vitally important that Britain realises that Australia has grown up and is of Immense slature.

Australia is no longer a child and dependant. The only negotiation between the two

must be as equals countries

therwise there will be trouble.

I hope this disagreement

Leapot only a

fempeat. The re- like reservoir of affection and

Kard of Australia for Britain is Menzies 18 brilliant. distin-

fathoms deep, We must keep guished

and impressive. but it that way,

I'm picking Princess Kelly's successor WHO WILL BE THE FIRST LADY

S

OF HOLLYWOOD?

By RALPH COOPER

the

1 do so admire

and

10 the reigning queen quality for ever unless I re-

of Hollywood has de- belled.

"The trouble is. I'm not parted. Grace Kelly pushing type. has said farewell to the people who decide what they studios and nobody knows want and then go ahead when, if ever, she will come work like the devil for it--but can't do it. When something back.

is right, I know it, I feel li Like From Here To Eternity The moment I read It I knew

it was for me. that

tough "So I found agent-manager to battle for me He got my Who takes over? 1 nominate --Bert Allenberg

Most people think never. Unless she is as good a prince-persuader as she is an actress.

two candidates for the vacant release from MGM on condition post of First Lady of Hollywood that I do two more films

Deborah Kerr and Jennifer them."

Jones, A couple of years ago 1 TOUGH ROLE would not have given them

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second thought, nor would any- one else.

that nice

That was

for

ONE will be the highly con- troversial "Tea and Sym- pathy," in which Deborah took Broadway by storm, and which she will make this summer.

**The She has just finished King and I." and waiting to be shown is another tough role, wife

Miss Kerr She's that sweet British girl she? Married Children. Jasn't

Yes. Nice girl. Hollywood's reaction to Deborah. Or: "Swell actress. Needs warm- reminiscent of the very sexy ing-up. Lacks sex."

In "From Here To Eter-

Jennifer Jones didn't are nity." This film is "The Proud much betler Al that time. "Jennifer? Mother type. She some- used to have a certain thingbut I don't know where sori of

it ig now. She's middle-aged type."

KISS OF DEATH

To be so

0

slickly

categorised Is the kiss of death in Hollywood, where youth, sex,

und the Profane," a US Marine William story she made with Holden.

didn't realise where. my gentility and British accent would lead me said Deborah "Demure parts? Heavens, I've had them! But I was never de- mure at home."

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She thought a bit.

suppose you could say that

glamour and taient are the coin life is made up of being in the of the realm.

right place at the right time. I

the red-haired, right time Porcelain-skinned he red-h

Yet today these two are the was in the wrong place at the most sought efter actresses in the place. They have acquired a certain reductiveness or glamour, "A lot of people have told call it what you will, that has me, 'Why didn't you strike out sent their careers zooming. before? Look at the time you've

Indiscretions of an American wasted.

the film she made in helped to type Jennifer.

But I don't agree. I think

you you gain from everything

Her chance to change came do well. You get understanding with "Love Is A Many Splen- and confidence."

doured Thing." tragic love story

set in Hongkong, in which she

played a Eurosian doctor, hope- in love with war corre-

love

legaly William Holden,

There

aren't enough ctories on the screen," Jennifer told my Hollywood colleague, Michael Buckfy, during a break on the set of her latest picture.

"So many pletures today de- pict the sordid and the harsh violence Exide of 1le, or show

and brutality, Where are the great love stories?

tell

Michael Ruddy couldn't her-and nor can I. But she has found one now. In a few weeks she will be at Metro-Goldwyn-

The

but one of the greatest love stories THE REBEL

DEBORAH, of

Coupe,

de-

WHY I

THINK

SEROV FLEW

OFF

#SATISFIED

WITH

SECURITY.

Krushchev kisses a baby.

POISON

TESTER

Selwyn Hoyd offers Bulganin a drink at a Foreign Office party.

B, and K. mingle freely with the crowde.

TRCTOR

"Housemaid" at Claridges does Mr. Krushchev's room.

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And, of course, the Prime Minister is frisked for weapons before talks begin..

CHRISTOPHER DOBSON reporting America

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ON THE SPOT

YOU'RE REBORN

(98 PERCENT) YEARLY

(FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

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Washington

AN is 98

percent "born again" every year. That much of the basic material of his body is replaced with new material each 12 months.

This is one of the most astonishing revelations made by the use of radioactive isotopes-peaceful products

of

atomic energy in physiological investigations, saya Dr Paul C. Aebersold, Director of the Isotopes Division of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, in a report to the Smithsonian Institution.

"Medicni men," Dr Aebersold snys, "used to think of the human body as an engine that takes in food, air and water mainly as fuel to keep running Only a small part of these materiams of engine wear.

was thought to go for

on.

Investigations with radio- Isotopes have now demonstrated that the body, instead, is much more like a very fuld military

which regiment

may retain size, form and composition even though the individuals in it was

continually changing ~~ joining up, being transferred from post to post, promoted or demoted, and fintilly ting os reserven, departing after varying lengths of service.

Rapid Turnover

In which "Tracer studles, radioisotopes are introduced into the human body and their movements followed with radia- tion detection instruments, show that the atomie turnover in out badies is quite rapid and quite complete.

In a week or two R&n the

the sodium atoms will be replaced by other sodium atoms. The case a similar for

phosphorus. Evch

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and

of

the carbon atoms will be re-

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placed in a month or two.

"And so the story goes for nearly all the elements........... In a year approximately 98 percent of the utoms da us now will be replaced by other atoms that we take in in our air, food and drink.

The

"Our body processes are con- tinually breaking down and building up organic molecules, breaking-down process releases the energy which is necessary for proper functioning A fine balance of our bodies.

maintained between the de- gradation to oblain energy and to make new synthesis

the

organic molecules."

of the ΠΣΟΓΟ than 1,000 nuclear species, or isotopes, that: have been identined to date, Dr Aebersold says, over 750 ore radioactive and 100 of these now are_manufactured routing at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commis- sion's Oak Ridge, Tommessee, Iaboratory.

Sensitivity

Some of the remarkable results obtained in biological laboratories all over the world. ho points out, are due to the extreme sensitivity

the "of radioisotope tracer technique. It is possible to detect the presence of certain atoms with methods which have hundreds of millions of times. the sensitivity of other physical and chemical techniques,

"It is not

dimeult to detect radioisotopes," he says, that have been diluted as much

uch Be 10,000 million times, while ditutions of. 1,000,000 ́ millions are obtainable, This means

that I would be possible to detect one ounce (283 deca- grams) of radioactive sugar thoroughly mixed in 100 million, tons of ordinary sugar,

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by OSDERT LANCASTER

Но added that records by. New York sergeants. They announce of. Staking

PORT in the U.S. is clally that "bossy mothers pro- Negro performers should

"purged." duct poor soldiers." Д battering.

NICK

Mayer's Elstree studios making "Fixes," gambling scandals, ROOSEVELT FIELD, where

could not wait while detalls Charles Lindbergh took off WILLIAM BRITTEN, god 28, Barretts of. Wimpolo and court cases are bringing for his first-ever solo Trans of a pay rise, for New York Street." An old one, it is true. it into disrepute.

atlantic flight, is to be the site teachers were being discussed, Miler Wes Santee made the of a shopping centre.

He gave up teaching to become headlines with his suspension

TICK MONTOS, only criminal a circus clown because he for shamateurism.

needed the money. over to be included twice in Abe McCoy, n Los Angeles

CUBRENT popular medlegt film promotor, told about boxing the F.D.'s list of the "ten most- History as "the first rebel of Axes," In 12 bouts he ordered wanted," was caught in a motel

at Memphis, Tennessee.

-one who pumps patients with was boxers to take "dives.". Hollywood," because aho

He was armed with a sub- ponteillin ho ratior what thờ Best fired

the big: staru

In racing, trainer John T

rifle, a sawed-liness. of got 1

silting Engio won

damages - machine gun, $95,000 (wo racecourses for off shotgun, five pistols, and a studio dishing the parts the against

after he was The jibe about Deborah need-rufung to allow his horses to fountain-pen gun-all loaded.

ofATEST craze among teen ing "warming-up"? `and "lacking [doping charges. -o calline nord-agers; tattooed fingers. sex" was made by an expert in In golf, clubs

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three of her · glamorous. daughters--Zéa Zka, Magda, and Eyn--will marry again within the studio ctating department "Calcutta Pools"--high betting ROCK-AND-ROLL music is in three weeks. The scoreboard while sito was making a hise | tournaments: because big trouble again. Mr A. Car will then redd: Zsa Zen, four torial picco called, "Young Desa" money syndicates are "skinning ter secretary of the anti-Negro husbands, Madga and Eva, threa

White Citizens Council, North: esche with Mr and Mrs Stewart the tuckers,"**"

|Granger in the loading roles. Now it is being said that only Alabama”; Group, enys the Na- with Noman won a divorce

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Advancement of Coloured from Mortimer Hall, Los aid Deborah told me when Jury will stop the rot.

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